March 9, 1931
After blowing incessantly for more than 60 hours the wind abated early today bringing an end to the blizzard that had raged over the weekend. The sun appeared a dazzling brightness against the whiteness of the new snow that fell during the storm. Drifts in many parts of the city are said to be higher than in 20 years. In lots of places the snow is banked to second story windows and over the tops of small trees. Many houses in exposed locations are in saucers with snowbanks on all sides as the wind swirled the snow about and packed it in peculiar formations. With the wind quieted the work of digging out got under way. Householders wielded shovels to tunnel between their homes and the sidewalks. The city plows made a valiant effort to clear walks this morning, but in most cases the snow was so deep the plows merely scraped the top off. Stronger equipment will be used when there is no danger of re-drifting. One of the effects of the storm will be greatly beneficial. It will mean an additional thousands of tons of moisture spread over the land, replenishing springs, streams and lakes. The fertilizing effect of snow is also well recognized. Stranded motor cars were in evidence all over the city this morning, motorists having no choice but to leave their cars in the first impassible drift encountered and walk to their destinations. Some of these abandoned cars were completely covered over with snow this morning. Snowfall during the storm was 12 inches up to 7 a.m. Monday when the reading was taken at the pumping station of the Consumers Power Co. Considerable snow fell during the night and this morning.